Game of Thrones FINALE Breakdown! Iron Throne Scene Explained! (8x06)

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  • Install Raid for Free ✅ IOS: bit.ly/2VSi595 ✅ ANDROID: bit.ly/2wjT3Rb Start with💰50K silver and join the Special Launch Tournament for a chance to win prizes. Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 6, the final episode, gets a full in-depth analysis of the deeper themes and parallels with The Lord of the Rings. Why did Bran become king, and was that part of his plan all along? Why was the Iron Throne destroyed? Erik Voss explains the Game of Thrones ending, and how it connects to the longtime thematic threads throughout the 8 seasons. How is Dany's villainy inspired by real-world leaders? Where is Jon going in the final shot of the series? What is "west of Westeros" and why is Arya going there? How is the Iron Throne like the Ring of Power, and is Jon Snow Frodo Baggins?
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  • @NewRockstars
    @NewRockstars  Před 5 lety +73

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    • @papitoscarsstreamsnipes8368
      @papitoscarsstreamsnipes8368 Před 5 lety

      first comment and like

    • @keenancairns6998
      @keenancairns6998 Před 5 lety +4

      Love you guys but... arent you upset by the ending?

    • @NotSoSvenn
      @NotSoSvenn Před 5 lety +2

      Could also go a step further in the azor ahai prophecy. Similarly to tempering his blade in water, then the heart of a lion before killing nissa nissa, Jons combined forces defeated Ice(water) and Cersei (lion) before having to kill Dany (nissa nissa) to defeat the darkness. 3 attempts for each azor ahai.

    • @Sociopath33
      @Sociopath33 Před 5 lety +7

      A dwarf walked into a brothel with a honeycomb and a jackass.
      The matron inquired and the dwarf said he would trade the jackass for a night with a whore. The matron agrees.
      The dwarf then said he would trade the honeycomb for some food. The matron asked, why not just eat the honeycomb?
      The dwarf said, the same reason I wanted to trade the jackass for a night with a whore. I'm tired of eating honeycomb every night.

    • @noellucas6421
      @noellucas6421 Před 5 lety

      Thanks eric and rockstar team. Im so happy you guys went to NY thats awesome. What evernyou guys have in store for ya down the road. Im excited because you guys are. Thank you

  • @johnpagdilao6075
    @johnpagdilao6075 Před 5 lety +1542

    It was so thoughtful of Drogon to melt down the iron throne into a ramp for Brann.

  • @nicholaskinkaid
    @nicholaskinkaid Před 5 lety +864

    -Dany obliterates Kings Landing
    -Arya "I know a killer when I see one".
    No s#@t, Arya.

    • @AkosSam
      @AkosSam Před 5 lety +33

      I know right? What gave it away?

    • @3rdandzen97
      @3rdandzen97 Před 5 lety +3

      Nicholas Kinkaid 😂

    • @bob2shred894
      @bob2shred894 Před 5 lety +8

      I thought the same thing. It was a rediculas line!

    • @DJPhiLogic
      @DJPhiLogic Před 5 lety +1

      Lol

    • @kennethnwebb
      @kennethnwebb Před 5 lety +1

      Arya should have said I know a burner when I buy a stove

  • @shinigami1357
    @shinigami1357 Před 5 lety +272

    Bran was never a player, he just had cheat codes.

  • @captnevilstomper118
    @captnevilstomper118 Před 5 lety +110

    Jon went north, Arya went west, Drogon went east, the writing went south.

  • @jenniferikelman5516
    @jenniferikelman5516 Před 5 lety +464

    When Tyrion finds Jamie and Cersei, he picks up a brick and bangs it on the rubble over and over again. It reminds me of the story of his cousin that would smash beetles. Tyrion could never understand the reason for his cousin's senseless destruction.... kind of like how he can't understand Danny's senseless destruction of the city.

  • @DarkKnight-zu6he
    @DarkKnight-zu6he Před 5 lety +494

    Tyrion: you are now the king of the six kingdoms
    Bran: I have to go now 🙄

    • @arandomwaluigi6106
      @arandomwaluigi6106 Před 5 lety

      Uh oh. Mad tree Bram

    • @MrEf56
      @MrEf56 Před 5 lety +17

      He wants that Dragon. Hes tired of that wheelchair. He wants his "Falcor" moment.

    • @FreeVoni
      @FreeVoni Před 5 lety

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @sallymoodley7540
      @sallymoodley7540 Před 5 lety

      Yes, Tyrion had to also go from his first official meeting with his council.

    • @PowerRedBullTypology
      @PowerRedBullTypology Před 5 lety +1

      He needed to go and get some sun and fresh soil

  • @3RAN7ON
    @3RAN7ON Před 5 lety +361

    * iron throne gets melted *
    Branch Stark: I brought my own chair

    • @erfanakbarpour4453
      @erfanakbarpour4453 Před 5 lety

      What's the problem, he has a portable Throne

    • @3RAN7ON
      @3RAN7ON Před 5 lety +2

      @@erfanakbarpour4453 that's the joke, genius

  • @leagueofrandomgamers4656
    @leagueofrandomgamers4656 Před 5 lety +340

    No one mentions that NewRockstars said the last thing Tyrion would do would be to tell that joke back when they reviewed season 6

    • @KefCantillo
      @KefCantillo Před 5 lety +2

      Jahhhahahaha totally

    • @shannond7437
      @shannond7437 Před 4 lety

      The last insult from D&D, giving that joke AGAIN with no punchline.

  • @jdogglissa
    @jdogglissa Před 5 lety +359

    All that was missing was bran saying "that's how I roll"🤣🤣

  • @paulk6399
    @paulk6399 Před 5 lety +641

    I heard Bran is starting a band now
    The Rolling Thrones

    • @twstf8905
      @twstf8905 Před 5 lety +5

      Ba dum dum PSSSH 🥁

    • @KiddsockTV
      @KiddsockTV Před 5 lety +6

      I heard it was going to be "Sticks" (Styx)

    • @willcooper3086
      @willcooper3086 Před 5 lety +2

      Paul K dear god, please stop

    • @justinpatience4282
      @justinpatience4282 Před 5 lety +15

      Nah he's a rap star now!: 😂🤣😂
      *They see me rollin, they hatin,*
      *Ruling as the king and the 3-eyed birdie*
      *Ruling as the 3-eyed birdie*
      *Ruling as the 3-eyed birdie*
      *Ruling as the 3-eyed birdie*
      *Ruling as the 3-eyed birdie*

    • @arandomwaluigi6106
      @arandomwaluigi6106 Před 5 lety

      Eeeeeepic

  • @katk925
    @katk925 Před 5 lety +89

    The joke about Tyrion not being in ASOIAF was so meta. Tyrion is George’s favorite character to write. He has more POV chapters than any other character. It’s another hint to take everything the Maesters say with a grain of salt.

    • @Coolmumsclub
      @Coolmumsclub Před 5 lety

      👌🏽

    • @golgo1364
      @golgo1364 Před 5 lety

      Also several times it was mentioned that the histories are not always written accurately whether by winners omitting info or it being lost in translation., and we see this Maester may have just short changed the true account of what happened. I guess we never really know if it is best to have some history left untold.hmm.

  • @ESCfromNome
    @ESCfromNome Před 5 lety +104

    Dragons are supposed to be really wise, so I wasn't all that surprised when Drogon appeared to recognize the Iron Throne as the true cause of his mother's death.

    • @sonycall
      @sonycall Před rokem +2

      I agree, but not once in the whole series they showed or said that dragons are much intelligent than a dog. That comes from the books. So the timing of them showing that deep comprehension of the matter coming from a dragon in the last episode… it’s just bad writing.

  • @hukuando
    @hukuando Před 5 lety +55

    Everyone asks “what’s West of Westeros”, but why doesn’t anyone ask “what’s East of Essos”? 🤔

    • @comkver
      @comkver Před 5 lety +5

      Shadow Land where the Red Priests come from also where Alyssa Far boat was supposedly seen.

    • @sophiawilson8696
      @sophiawilson8696 Před 5 lety +2

      it is prehistoric Empire it was called The Great Dawn Empire.

    • @madgunsamalgamated9569
      @madgunsamalgamated9569 Před 5 lety +2

      hukuando Because the answer is obvious..... Brooklyn.

  • @yt_baphomet
    @yt_baphomet Před 5 lety +170

    Daenerys: I died but at least I broke the wheel
    Bran: Hold my beer

  • @paatskie
    @paatskie Před 5 lety +35

    Eric Voss is the best! His reviews are one of the few i enjoy. Other reviewers just rant and complain....he puts so much time in this. THANK YOU!

  • @maxpowers6033
    @maxpowers6033 Před 5 lety +131

    Everyone would have been okay with the exact same ending if this took place over 10 episodes
    Jaime and Dany's turn should have been more fleshed out during the season instead of only 2 episodes

    • @Joelispresent
      @Joelispresent Před 5 lety +6

      100% agree

    • @nuckynelson
      @nuckynelson Před 5 lety +2

      @@Joelispresent 100% disagree why stretch it any longer?

    • @Joelispresent
      @Joelispresent Před 5 lety +2

      @@nuckynelson 4 more episodes wouldn't have been stretched thin though.. it would've been sufficient for the story to have more

    • @golgo1364
      @golgo1364 Před 5 lety +1

      I think, after thinking a lot ... That maybe more episodes would have yes given us more explanation but with more explanation comes more story and I guess attempting to get more thorough would have then opened more holes that could not be filled.

    • @TP-nb1ll
      @TP-nb1ll Před 5 lety +3

      IMHO, I felt like everything that happened in episodes 4-7 should have happened earlier in the season with the Battle of Winterfell ending the series.

  • @Dibaschannel
    @Dibaschannel Před 5 lety +202

    I am not a big fan of this season's writing or ending, but this video really helped me hear out its underlying meanings. Great work

    • @golgo1364
      @golgo1364 Před 5 lety +2

      Right, it was nice to just hear him discuss it without all the extra ... Just enjoying the details.

    • @TP-nb1ll
      @TP-nb1ll Před 5 lety +3

      My thoughts exactly! Thank you for shedding your wisdom amongst the negative criticisms.

  • @alpineswiftai
    @alpineswiftai Před 5 lety +75

    When Greyworm goes to Naath, he and his friends will die from the Butterfly plague.

    • @joshl90
      @joshl90 Před 5 lety

      The what?

    • @loretta5653
      @loretta5653 Před 5 lety +13

      The butterflies kill ppl there that aren’t from there. It’s a dangerous place.

    • @telamere2043
      @telamere2043 Před 5 lety

      Not all of them, Messendai's brothers were unsullied.

    • @danonck
      @danonck Před 5 lety +2

      Good.

    • @shawnberry760
      @shawnberry760 Před 5 lety +5

      I always thought they were saying north with a Boston accent.

  • @graphiquejack
    @graphiquejack Před 5 lety +144

    those Bran-ch jokes never get old. Master of Gardening... lol.

  • @five5ofeyes978
    @five5ofeyes978 Před 5 lety +23

    "What's west of Westeros?" Just ask Bran he's probably been there many times.

  • @eerohughes
    @eerohughes Před 5 lety +241

    This season Really Needed 10! Episodes!

    • @chitterlingsrtasty
      @chitterlingsrtasty Před 5 lety +47

      Needed 10 seasons

    • @ToneRetroGaming
      @ToneRetroGaming Před 5 lety +28

      @@chitterlingsrtasty needed 10 seasons and writers committed to writing good content once the source material dried up.

    • @gyromurphy
      @gyromurphy Před 5 lety +16

      This season needed 2 seasons

    • @garytriano13
      @garytriano13 Před 5 lety +1

      eerohughes so close your eyes and make 10 moron

    • @garytriano13
      @garytriano13 Před 5 lety

      GyroMurphy so close your eyes and make as many as you want nerd

  • @yourkingreturns
    @yourkingreturns Před 5 lety +155

    I've seen more wheelchair jokes about this ending than I have my entire life lmao

    • @riparianlife97701
      @riparianlife97701 Před 5 lety +20

      How does Bran keep from rolling downhill? He brakes the wheel.

    • @Ms.Byrd68
      @Ms.Byrd68 Před 5 lety +1

      @@riparianlife97701 Your a MESS!!! LOL

  • @rnavarrojr7
    @rnavarrojr7 Před 5 lety +71

    I still can’t believe Grey Worm didn’t kill Jon Snow on the spot after finding out he killed Daenerys. How exactly did he ‘confess’ his crime to Grey Worm? Accompanied by the few Northmen?

    • @greendragon2875
      @greendragon2875 Před 4 lety +4

      I don't know why Jon didn't just go home to Winterfell when Drogon flew away with the evidence.

  • @kalaya01
    @kalaya01 Před 5 lety +102

    At 13:20 I liked how you pointed out that Drogon rising in the west on his way to Essos with deceased Daenerys fulfilled the Daenerys prophecy “When the sun(son) rises in the west and sets in the east"
    Also, all the Dothraki leaving the Dothraki Grass Sea to sail to Westeros fulfilled "When the seas go dry"
    And the Mountain & the Hound falling into the fire & burning to ash fulfilled "and mountains blow in the wind like leaves."

    • @vegazyblev7017
      @vegazyblev7017 Před 5 lety +3

      Well spotted Kalaya.

    • @gearedf0rw4r_68
      @gearedf0rw4r_68 Před 5 lety +2

      Looking way too into it lol

    • @clayb8508
      @clayb8508 Před 5 lety +3

      You can craft any old ideology into a fact, if you try hard enough.
      Sometimes the best writers and teachers of the subject craft a creation to their own believing. Basically you’re making a stretch here.

    • @michaelprice2296
      @michaelprice2296 Před 5 lety

      for all people complaining about the writing, it takes some genius to be able to tie this all together especially w/o the benefit of the books being finished. only complaint should be they could have made more episodes to let it play out longer but it is not hard to connect the dots either.

  • @niloofarkeramaati4959
    @niloofarkeramaati4959 Před 5 lety +44

    "and a master of gardening.. how will I survive" 🌳you are awesome Erik 😂

  • @DnRdancer4ever1997
    @DnRdancer4ever1997 Před 5 lety +208

    honestly, i wasn't sure how i felt about this episode when i watched it, but this recap made me feel a lot better about it! 😅

    • @akademien1
      @akademien1 Před 5 lety +6

      It was shit, not much more to it

    • @Caramelflamel
      @Caramelflamel Před 5 lety +13

      It was a solid ending actually, it was realistic. Don't listen to the triggered little fanboy that didn't get his imaginary ending. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @roddur1000
      @roddur1000 Před 5 lety +7

      @@Caramelflamel Yeah it's so realistic that people will accept a sellsword being master of coin and Lord of highgarden. So realistic that everybody clowned Tyrion for being an imp and made him refrain from being a king but are gonna accept a cripple and "non human" king. Jesus Christ try harder.

    • @ericaugust1501
      @ericaugust1501 Před 5 lety

      no. i prescribe immediate watching of better critical reviews. stat! this one is going into apologist cardia.

    • @judywright4241
      @judywright4241 Před 5 lety

      Laurence Laurin ---It has helped because I couldn’t decide whether I was more bored or depressed. I love LOTR, so the comparison along w/fade to back was pretty cool.

  • @jpneri6570
    @jpneri6570 Před 5 lety +80

    My favorite part was when Tyrion smash the rock on Cersei's head to make sure she's dead..😂😂😂

  • @stephaniebowden222
    @stephaniebowden222 Před 5 lety +33

    And just like Frodo leaves with the elves because of a wound that will never heal, Jon leaves with the wildlings to the land beyond.

  • @patriciasimeza-nkhoma2085
    @patriciasimeza-nkhoma2085 Před 5 lety +251

    I’ve been waiting for this! You’re so good in your analysis and really love you talking about the score.

    • @GrantDidNothingWrong
      @GrantDidNothingWrong Před 5 lety +8

      Patricia Simeza-Nkhoma ever since I started watching his videos, I pay attention to every score that plays on screen. Really is a piece of art in its own right.

  • @trepapi6539
    @trepapi6539 Před 5 lety +12

    This season was so disrespectful to these GOT characters. Dany spent 8 seasons going through trials and tribulations freeing entire cities along the way but in one episode she's mad and a danger to the entire world? Now that she's dead who will control the Dothraki? Who will stop the slavers/masters from returning to power? Cersei been having ppl killed for 8 seasons yet somehow Dany is worse?

  • @DaveLambphotography
    @DaveLambphotography Před 5 lety +15

    "...and then from the Vale, sweet Robin grown up, momma's milk done his body good." Priceless.

  • @JessieThorne886
    @JessieThorne886 Před 5 lety +64

    Thanks for emphasising why Jon being a Targaryen actually was crucial.

    • @ericaugust1501
      @ericaugust1501 Před 5 lety +9

      nope. anyone could have got past Drogon and approached Dani who bothered to befriend the dragons. Tyrion made friends with them in Essos. And i'm sure Greyworm could have ran up and down all day in front of the dragon. Blood was NOT necessary. When Jon befriended them, his blood admittedly made it easier, but it was not necessary considering how much time he spent with them and the Queen. Jon being Targaryn was actually pointless.

  • @Pyramid1974
    @Pyramid1974 Před 5 lety +25

    so, greyworm who watched his only love beheaded and his queen that he'd fight and die for stabbed, was looking like he was in a revengous state of mind and then suddenly he's standing there with honor while listening to strangers discuss whos next in power??? and all those screamin dothraki must have vanished like the white walkers did when the night king was killed i'm to assume I guess..lol

    • @summertyme5748
      @summertyme5748 Před 5 lety +11

      Fantasy Ending for Jon Snow fans. Greyworm would have killed him, and Tyrion too.

  • @NotSoSvenn
    @NotSoSvenn Před 5 lety +163

    Could also go a step further in the azor ahai prophecy. Similarly to tempering his blade in water, then the heart of a lion before killing nissa nissa, Jons combined forces defeated Ice(water) and Cersei (lion) before having to kill Dany (nissa nissa) to defeat the darkness. 3 attempts for each azor ahai.

    • @annelouden7128
      @annelouden7128 Před 5 lety +11

      Jon was Azor Ahai! He defeated the evil and brought forth Lightbringer - Drogon- who obliterated the Iron Throne- prophesied

    • @ocandro
      @ocandro Před 5 lety +5

      Jon is not Azor Ahai, the prophecy is connected to The Long Night, he can be either a hero or a villain who caused it (Bloodstone Emperor). It's connected to the Birth Of Dragons, eclipse, meteors and a lot of cool stuff, not iron chair and a cRaZy lady.

    • @luisab5726
      @luisab5726 Před 5 lety +8

      @@ocandro Despite of what he might say to this season, even GRRM said you should take prophecies metaphorically and not to literal.

    • @ocandro
      @ocandro Před 5 lety +5

      @@luisab5726 that's exactly what I'm doing, it still doesn't really fit, but similar things happening in the books could definitely fulfill the prophecy, with proper context. Even if Danys madness was explained by destroyed balance between Ice and Fire and the equally terrifying Long Summer was to ensue, it would make more sense, though it still leaves out Dragons (probably metaphorical) awaken from stone. Beavis&Butthead were never strong on symbolism, magic, mysticism etc.

    • @Olivia-kr7dh
      @Olivia-kr7dh Před 5 lety

      @@ocandro There may be multiple azor ahai

  • @ballknocka0001
    @ballknocka0001 Před 5 lety +16

    DEAR GOD'S THIS MAN'S BREAK DOWNS ARE DEEP AF!

  • @MrsSunnyteddy
    @MrsSunnyteddy Před 5 lety +7

    "Bran doesn't want anything other than maybe sunlight and a pot of fresh soil" 😂😂 lmao these branch jokes 🔥

  • @bashful_michael
    @bashful_michael Před 5 lety +54

    Thank you for this video! It made me appreciate the finale more.

  • @jasmine7744
    @jasmine7744 Před 5 lety +317

    A very positive interpretation of this episode...🤔
    Since it’s EAVoss I’ll take it. 😀

    • @latorrewl
      @latorrewl Před 5 lety +18

      Yeah. I strongly agree. I watched other reviews of the GOT ending and they are too negative and depressing. But this is one is the best.

    • @africanchild3784
      @africanchild3784 Před 5 lety +6

      @@latorrewl coz this one is reaching

    • @ladyj2552
      @ladyj2552 Před 5 lety +7

      @@africanchild3784 I think he's reaching as well.. Great video but, grasping at straws...

    • @pracitus
      @pracitus Před 5 lety +6

      @@latorrewl "tHiS oNe Is ThE bEsT" yeah lets ignore all the flaws, delusion and reaching doesn't excuse bad writing and a rushed season.

    • @mstoni105
      @mstoni105 Před 5 lety +1

      You should also check out A Deep Geek. He's great!

  • @debbiray2330
    @debbiray2330 Před 5 lety +31

    Thank you for the best analysis. Your excitement is infectious.

  • @KatrinaReads7
    @KatrinaReads7 Před 5 lety +60

    This explanation made me feel so much better about the ending!

    • @bsquinney
      @bsquinney Před 5 lety +4

      It's like a therapy session! Cause I was taken back from this for a while....

  • @tamaramagdalene1000
    @tamaramagdalene1000 Před 5 lety +57

    Jon: for the Watch *stabs Daenerys.

  • @CharlysBonada
    @CharlysBonada Před 5 lety +40

    In the books there was a King Brandon that sailed West, but was never seen again, and his son in his grief burned the northern fleet making them Bran the Shipwright and Bran the Burner respectively

  • @fariserfan4393
    @fariserfan4393 Před 5 lety +28

    Pretty sure she's not staring at the iron throne while she's dying.

    • @Gretchluver1
      @Gretchluver1 Před 4 lety +2

      They're not talking about the character, they're talking about the shot composition.

  • @cmckinney380
    @cmckinney380 Před 5 lety +35

    You did waaaaaaay better than most people with understanding the season finale. Sure, it was rushed, but it ended the way George R. R. Martin planned.

    • @hkhoa269
      @hkhoa269 Před 5 lety +3

      The Ending is good, but the way the series got to it is rushed and thus it felt unnatural.

  • @SpammytheHedgehog
    @SpammytheHedgehog Před 5 lety +232

    The fact that Ghost lost an ear. How sad. 🥺🐺👂

    • @kvaldez46
      @kvaldez46 Před 5 lety +27

      He led the charge against the dead. It's a surprise he survived

    • @JJJ.98
      @JJJ.98 Před 5 lety +18

      @@kvaldez46 especially since direwolves dont have dragon glass teeth or valyrian steel claws. Kind of useless to send ghost with Dothraki charge.

    • @joelmiller3218
      @joelmiller3218 Před 5 lety +3

      @@JJJ.98 yeah Ghost should have stayed in the crypt with the women and children to protect them there...

    • @danonck
      @danonck Před 5 lety +22

      He's Vincent van Ghost now.

    • @joshjohnson2753
      @joshjohnson2753 Před 5 lety

      @@kvaldez46 Same could be said for Jorah.

  • @agustinurrutia6095
    @agustinurrutia6095 Před 5 lety +33

    didnt mention that Jon became the 1000 th Lord Commander.
    998 Jon
    999 Ed
    1000 Jon

    • @garytriano13
      @garytriano13 Před 5 lety +1

      Agustin Urrutia sweet nerd

    • @leonardshelby2878
      @leonardshelby2878 Před 5 lety +8

      He was sent to the Wall. There was no mention of him becoming Lord Commander.

    • @barb7124
      @barb7124 Před 5 lety +4

      He left the wall to become King Beyond the Wall

    • @agustinurrutia6095
      @agustinurrutia6095 Před 5 lety

      @@leonardshelby2878 good point

    • @scottb8116
      @scottb8116 Před 5 lety +1

      @@leonardshelby2878 The former Lord Commander, last surviving Targaryan and saviour of the realm returns to an absolutely decimated Nights Watch and doesn't command? I think that's unlikely! Granted it was never explicitly said but I felt as though it was implied.

  • @lewiskenny3300
    @lewiskenny3300 Před 5 lety +17

    Now our watch has ended. Thank you NewRockStars for such amazing coverage! Valar morghulis

  • @rebeccarivers4310
    @rebeccarivers4310 Před 5 lety +23

    Thank you for this review and your insightful remarks throughout our watching together lo these many years. But most importantly: Thank you for the punchline to Tyrian's joke! Awesome.

  • @hogierb6168
    @hogierb6168 Před 5 lety +171

    " Yeah winter kinda forgot it came" D&D

    • @meritorioustechnate9455
      @meritorioustechnate9455 Před 5 lety +1

      Jacob LaMere much agreed

    • @CHOLGARANG
      @CHOLGARANG Před 5 lety +6

      I'm sure winter is not about whitewalkers, it is seasonal.

    • @jordanthomas2490
      @jordanthomas2490 Před 5 lety +3

      @@CHOLGARANG Back in season 6 ( i think) when the children of the forest create the night king, youll notice the north is a lush green paradise. In 'modern' times, even in summer it was frozen while the white walkers were around

    • @IvanAgram
      @IvanAgram Před 5 lety

      @@CHOLGARANG "Snow always melt."

  • @vanguardiavive
    @vanguardiavive Před 5 lety +24

    me: i love this you tube page
    also me: i need real life friends.

  • @aiman.21
    @aiman.21 Před 5 lety +23

    Robb chose Love over Duty
    Jon chose Duty over Love
    WOW!

  • @IcySilverScenic
    @IcySilverScenic Před 5 lety +34

    Thanks Erik! I was feeling pretty down about the finale but after watching this I feel at peace! Thanks for all you do!

  • @hukuando
    @hukuando Před 5 lety +30

    So Bran was the real villain after all! Letting everyone else do he dirty for him, getting rid of his greatest threat by invalidating him through the Night’s Watch! 😨

  • @williamQUIQUEREE1
    @williamQUIQUEREE1 Před 5 lety +9

    This episode feels more like a season finale rather than a series finale.

  • @glynnisi
    @glynnisi Před 5 lety +14

    Thank you for all the energy you put into explaining such a mess of an episode. If only D&D had put half so much care and thought into the scripts and pacing of S8!

  • @milk-yv1eg
    @milk-yv1eg Před 5 lety +60

    Can't wait for Arya to find America

  • @benjaminkitchen7562
    @benjaminkitchen7562 Před 5 lety +47

    your analysis has me rethinking my dislike of this last episode. Still not my favorite but I will give it the benefit of the doubt a bit more

    • @garytriano13
      @garytriano13 Před 5 lety +2

      Ben K you mean someone needed to walk you through it? Good boy

    • @Caramelflamel
      @Caramelflamel Před 5 lety +3

      @@whitnale018 People ARE dumb though if they can't realize that this ending isn't bad whatsoever. People who think that, have no rational brain.

    • @mstoni105
      @mstoni105 Před 5 lety

      You should also check out In Deep Geek. He also gives an intelligent analysis of GoT.

  • @hukuando
    @hukuando Před 5 lety +101

    Did anyone else wonder if Jaime and Cersei would have survived, if they had just embraced a few metres away? 😂
    I mean, it seemed like the bricks were from nowhere - the ceiling looked fine when Tyrion found them. 😜

    • @luisoflbcmediareviews4907
      @luisoflbcmediareviews4907 Před 5 lety +19

      hukuando or if they would have decided to hide in the big F-ing dragon Skull.

    • @TheMfranchise
      @TheMfranchise Před 5 lety +5

      yeah because humans have time pause powers they can freeze time and decide as the brick fall. 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @eansba88-
      @eansba88- Před 5 lety +5

      Even still, Jamie would have bleed out and died within a few hours. Then over the course of a few weeks(provided oxygen could seep through all the rubble) cerci would have to cannibalize Jamie. Probably dying of some crazy food poisoning from eating rancid people meat.

    • @alexindia8915
      @alexindia8915 Před 5 lety

      Yes they could have tried to stay under the domed abridgementd

    • @Ms.Byrd68
      @Ms.Byrd68 Před 5 lety +6

      @@eansba88- Tyrion found them THE SAME DAY that Dany killed everyone.

  • @Gyft22
    @Gyft22 Před 5 lety +117

    Great job Erik. You made a disappointing finale make some sense.

    • @Caramelflamel
      @Caramelflamel Před 5 lety +13

      Except that it wasn't dissapointing, it was realistic.

    • @roddur1000
      @roddur1000 Před 5 lety +2

      @@Caramelflamel Are you just gonna keep repeating the same non sense every comment section?

    • @Metaldjwill2
      @Metaldjwill2 Před 5 lety +1

      Bombur The Mighty Dwarf Dragons& undead armies etc. veryyyy “realistic”🙄

    • @roddur1000
      @roddur1000 Před 5 lety

      How come you didn't counter my other comment? U cant argue back huh?

    • @Caramelflamel
      @Caramelflamel Před 5 lety

      @@Metaldjwill2 What wasn't logical about it? Can you try to explain instead of giving me a dumb rolling eyes emoji?

  • @rudyrocky908
    @rudyrocky908 Před 5 lety +21

    It’s great to see a positive review of the final episode. I enjoyed it, and I am tired of hearing how terrible it was. Dire Straits, great call.

  • @auhsojfinal9158
    @auhsojfinal9158 Před 5 lety +18

    Torgo Nudo translates to grey worm. It's the name he chose for hisself

    • @garytriano13
      @garytriano13 Před 5 lety

      Auhsoj Final sweet nerd. Now go to work

    • @cirphp
      @cirphp Před 5 lety

      Auhsoj Final no shit... thank u for explaining something that was explained like 5 seasons ago!

  • @undeadpolo5796
    @undeadpolo5796 Před 5 lety +20

    Bran killed Hodor's mind.

    • @Joelispresent
      @Joelispresent Před 5 lety

      He had to to stay alive to give ayra the dagger and tell jon his truth and then to rule as a proper king should .. hodor is mvp

    • @undeadpolo5796
      @undeadpolo5796 Před 5 lety +4

      @@Joelispresent No Hodor should have died so Bran would have died and saved me from this ending.

    • @Joelispresent
      @Joelispresent Před 5 lety +1

      @@undeadpolo5796 🤣

  • @TheLordDino
    @TheLordDino Před 5 lety +1

    Actually, in the end, we can see a subtle surprise in Jon face when the wall gate has closing behind them, he was supposed to go back to castle black, but someone set him up is freedom with the free folk, Jon shows a subtle smile and goes to the real north, my interpretation

  • @baskhemjingmutlyngdohmarsh925

    "Game of Thrist"
    or "A Song of Bottled water & Coffee".

  • @AsSeenInCreation
    @AsSeenInCreation Před 5 lety +26

    One small detail I noticed that I never did before is that they've told us since season 1 who would win the Game of Thrones! On the season 1 poster of Ned sitting on the iron throne with Ice, there is a raven sitting to his right side (left side of the picture) symbolizing the winner as Bran or the three eyed raven.

  • @SmokeyLaBear
    @SmokeyLaBear Před 5 lety +33

    Arya: "And I know a killer when I see one."
    Thank you, Captain Obvious!

  • @Littlebittykitty
    @Littlebittykitty Před 5 lety +6

    32:06
    You just made me happy cry with that. That and Sultans of Swing was my dad's songs. You just made me think of him on his horse riding off into the sunset of heaven.

  • @pumpkinbread21
    @pumpkinbread21 Před 5 lety +49

    I feel like Jaime and Cersei wouldve been safe if they hid in the giant dragon skull of Balerion which seems to be perfectly intact

    • @trude8073
      @trude8073 Před 5 lety +1

      Mario Luigi or... just stand underneath the arches who didn’t smother at all 😂

    • @abdulquadir3611
      @abdulquadir3611 Před 5 lety

      I think they were afraid of dragon skulls too!!!

    • @synovelle
      @synovelle Před 5 lety

      I said this exact same thing! I mean, dragon skulls are extremely strong, bricks and rubble isn’t going to damage it- that’s why only those spears can kill dragons (and even then it takes multiple in soft spots). It would’ve been very safe honestly.

  • @golgo1364
    @golgo1364 Před 5 lety +4

    Really enjoyed the break down that isn't focused on bitching about the ending. We can always want more but there was enough to rewatch and review and contemplate our feelings so I feel it was still a success.

  • @manoroid1
    @manoroid1 Před 5 lety +43

    Did anyone catch the season 1 poster with Ned on the iron throne? The 3 eyed raven Bran the broken is sitting on the throne next to Ned.
    They've been playing us all along

    • @sergioteran8500
      @sergioteran8500 Před 5 lety +4

      thats not true, the writter didnt jnow the end until like 5 years ago, it was impossible to them foreshadow that

  • @Jhnny025
    @Jhnny025 Před 5 lety +34

    The best coverage and analysis I’ve seen about the series! Great job!

  • @RobRJW
    @RobRJW Před 5 lety +82

    You know I already liked the ending to this series but after watching this video I like it even more now thanks for that.

  • @leviathan_is_me
    @leviathan_is_me Před 5 lety +66

    Also...Jon is now a "Targaryen alone in the world".....only he is not alone.

    • @arandomwaluigi6106
      @arandomwaluigi6106 Před 5 lety +2

      When you join the nights watch you loose your family name, Technically

    • @marvalised
      @marvalised Před 5 lety +5

      ARandom Waluigi but it doesn’t change his blood DNA

    • @billyboblillybob344
      @billyboblillybob344 Před 5 lety +1

      @@arandomwaluigi6106 Considering the Nights' Watch is a seven kingdoms entity (now six kingdoms) and it is based in the northern third of the Kingdom of the North, my guess is that Bran made him 'take the black' since no one will be up there (no matter what Tyrion said about cripples and broken men) and that Greyworm isn't going to be coming back from time to time to make sure that he's still at Castle Black being a Nights Watchman.

    • @sofiafernandes9
      @sofiafernandes9 Před 5 lety +1

      Except he's also a Stark. And he has his pack. He'll be fine.

    • @leviathan_is_me
      @leviathan_is_me Před 5 lety

      @@arandomwaluigi6106 don't forget though, this was said at the wall by one who has been there a very long time so....

  • @ericburton3255
    @ericburton3255 Před 5 lety +13

    That iron throne had no soft cushion on it anyway!

  • @melaniesonier
    @melaniesonier Před 5 lety +112

    Was expecting him to call Bran...... Broken Branch, 🤣

  • @aflyingsaucer4787
    @aflyingsaucer4787 Před 5 lety +29

    Thanks, you just made me appreciate and like the ending just a little more.

  • @alteredpenguin2073
    @alteredpenguin2073 Před 5 lety +19

    You missed one point all of the 7 Kingdoms were independant before Aegon not just the north.

    • @kellymckinney5082
      @kellymckinney5082 Před 5 lety +2

      Aegon Targaryen was king about 300 years earlier not 1000 years earlier.

  • @Tom-ev4rg
    @Tom-ev4rg Před 5 lety +14

    Your killing me with the Branch comments🤣

  • @Adrian-yn4qg
    @Adrian-yn4qg Před 5 lety +72

    That's the best explanation I've heard for this terrible ending. I bet D&D wish they would have thought of it.

    • @pulpficti
      @pulpficti Před 5 lety +4

      Well they wrote it, hence they have

  • @kirstipayne8903
    @kirstipayne8903 Před 5 lety +3

    Watching this actually made me appreciate the last episode a bit more.

  • @SmokeyLaBear
    @SmokeyLaBear Před 5 lety +27

    D&D already leaning into Star Wars. Dany's "take over the world" speech was similar to General Hux's speech in The Force Awakens.

    • @Killer4fun
      @Killer4fun Před 5 lety

      It's not like they can desecrate the Star Wars franchise any more than it already is. But they will try... they will try hard.

    • @Metaldjwill2
      @Metaldjwill2 Před 5 lety +1

      I also got a “Thulsa Doom” vibe from Conan

  • @Leelz247
    @Leelz247 Před 5 lety +5

    I hope people feel better about the finale after watching this. I think it tied everything together.

    • @hershpatel3351
      @hershpatel3351 Před 5 lety +1

      Leelz247 exactly yet people still complaining it not making sense

  • @teelasalada
    @teelasalada Před 5 lety +7

    Yara even asked Daenerys for independence for the Iron Islands herself. 🙄

  • @GnarlsBarkley123
    @GnarlsBarkley123 Před 5 lety +8

    This last episode was the first time that there was not one Stark at Winterfell. They all were in King’s Landing together.

    • @CoGhostRider
      @CoGhostRider Před 5 lety +1

      Terrivio when Bran left for the wall and Sansa was at kings landing there wasn’t one there either.

    • @GnarlsBarkley123
      @GnarlsBarkley123 Před 5 lety

      CoGhostRider but Rickon was still alive and held hostage by the Boldens during this time. Rickon was the only Stark at Winterfell while everybody else was gone.

    • @CoGhostRider
      @CoGhostRider Před 5 lety

      Terrivio but rickon was with Bran for a few weeks before that happened.

  • @jeroen1989
    @jeroen1989 Před 5 lety +38

    I now want a spin-off around Arya's adventures around the world...
    Written by another scriptwriter >_>

    • @MG-wc6nk
      @MG-wc6nk Před 5 lety +1

      jeroen1989 I agree!! Anyone else but them 😂😂😂

  • @kellymckinney5082
    @kellymckinney5082 Před 5 lety +3

    I hope all of the Starks continue to communicate with each other.

  • @Dave_L913
    @Dave_L913 Před 5 lety +2

    2:25 "Grey Worm goes by his original Valyrian name 'Torgo Nudho'." Torgo Nudho translates to "Grey Worm". Not his original name, but rather the name he bore when Dany freed him

  • @tetsushatarii2108
    @tetsushatarii2108 Před 5 lety +7

    The North was historically independent just like the other six kingdoms were before Aegons Conquest. That line from Sansa was bs.

  • @rachel_dcruz
    @rachel_dcruz Před 5 lety +3

    Eric Voss you're the best...all the videos that you made about game of thrones were so good! thank youuu :D

  • @mars8075
    @mars8075 Před 5 lety +3

    Eric's Bran/tree jokes crack me up :-)

  • @johnmagus6341
    @johnmagus6341 Před 5 lety +27

    "Mirrored the snow covered start." I thought that was ash...

    • @ladyj2552
      @ladyj2552 Před 5 lety +3

      I assumed it was ash as well..🤔🤔

  • @chelseawiersma4194
    @chelseawiersma4194 Před 5 lety +11

    Your absolute roast of "Branch" everytime you bring him up makes me laugh. GOnna miss you roasting Bran!

  • @chriskibbee4099
    @chriskibbee4099 Před 5 lety +3

    I almost got the feeling that Tyrion's talk with Jon was born from him finding Jamie and Cerci's bodies. He sees history repeating itself and is trying like hell to prevent it. Almost like he had gone over it again and again through the years watching his family.

  • @cristyg1349
    @cristyg1349 Před 5 lety +6

    Magic does not end in Westeros - for as long as there are wargs, seers, many faces and the like.

    • @Ms.Byrd68
      @Ms.Byrd68 Před 5 lety +1

      In truth for as long as 'Drogon' lives the possibility of magic exists in the world. Westeros is just ONE place in that world! Just because the 'Knight King' still existed, the possibility of 'Dragons' existed on a different continent. As long as there's ONE element of magic anywhere...

  • @pings_n_things
    @pings_n_things Před 5 lety +2

    Building off your last comment at the end, you have major characters scattering in the four cardinal directions: Jon to the North, Grey Worm & the Unsullied to the South, Drogon to the East and Arya to the West

  • @mattcormier8245
    @mattcormier8245 Před 5 lety +3

    Bran knew the plan to take the iron throne because he saw 14,000,605 possible futures and there was only one way

  • @Tommy-nq5bo
    @Tommy-nq5bo Před 5 lety +7

    Btw the red keep is wheelchair friendly because when Jon was walking up the stairs their were planks of wood going up it

  • @caesarsalad1461
    @caesarsalad1461 Před 5 lety +70

    Bruh can you cover once upon a time in Hollywood? Or The Final Godzilla trailer?

  • @axelhstrand3121
    @axelhstrand3121 Před 5 lety +3

    People seem to forget "The ink is dry". Just as you said, timetravelers in GoT can't change the past, NOR the future, only fulfill it the way it is already written.